midtown

[mid-toun, -toun]

noun

1. the middle part of a city or town between uptown and downtown.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or situated in this part.

   a midtown restaurant.

adverb

1. to or in this part.

   She works midtown.

midtown

/ ˈmɪdˌtaʊn /

noun

1. the centre of a town See also downtown uptown

Word History and Origins

Origin of midtown¹

First recorded in 1930–35; mid- + town

Example Sentences

New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd remains in critical but stable condition a day after being shot in the abdomen in midtown Manhattan.

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Sunday in front of 156 West 38 St. in the Midtown South precinct.

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The incident occurred outside a restaurant in midtown Manhattan in the early hours of Sunday morning after a dispute turned violent and a gunman reportedly fired two shots.

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The latest one, which opened Friday on a busy block in Midtown Manhattan, is hard to miss.

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One of McCarthy Baldwin’s top reports and close friends, Wesley LePatner, was killed in a shooting in the lobby of Blackstone’s Midtown office building in July.

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Related Words

• central 
• main 
• metropolitan 
• urban